(a) Except where otherwise provided by law, the respondent shall file an answer within 30 calendar days after receiving notice from the commissioner that a hearing has been docketed.
(b) The answer shall specifically admit or deny each allegation in the petition for review, or shall assert that respondent is without sufficient knowledge and information to admit or deny the allegation and shall set forth all affirmative defenses.
(c) The answer shall contain the name of the respondent or the respondent's party representative, the mailing address, telephone number during business hours, and facsimile number, if any.
(d) In de novo hearings, all well-pled factual allegations will be deemed admitted unless the respondent's answer, containing specific responses to each allegation, is filed within the time period prescribed in subsection (a) of this section. A general denial shall not be sufficient to controvert factual allegations contained in the petition for review.

Source Note: The provisions of this §157.1052 adopted to be effective April 7, 1993, 18 TexReg 1928; amended to be effective July 20, 2004, 29 TexReg 6887